Weight loss mindset vs Regulation Mindset

The main issue for me right now is the eating habits. But wasn't that the issue right from the start?? I've lost weight and I have got down to 75Kg again. I’m exercising regularly. The main problem is when I get below 75Kg I start to sabotage. I start to eat unhealthily. During the week its fine but on weekends it gets a bit awry. I suppose there’s some improvement but I would like to get it under control. Its impulsive eating.

I wonder what is at the root of it. It's like there's a fear to go below 75Kg. I hold myself back in some ways. If the scale goes below 74Kg, it's like I recoil in horror and start to go off track. Regardless of the weight I'm at, I want to be able to manage my eating habits easily. I want to be in a position where if I eat unhealthy food one day or for one meal, it doesn’t spill out into a weekend or several days. That’s been a problem for some time now.

I managed to get it under control before, when I started with my previous coach. I think it was a result of not actually trying to lose weight. I had a knee injury so my coach put me on maintenance calories. This shifted my mindset. It was actually really strange to not be trying to lose weight and just try to maintain it. It forces you to just regulate what you're eating. With the weight loss intention, its like there's an element of restriction which subconsciously you end up resisting.

I think the key is to be in that "regulation" mode. Where the intention is to just maintain a certain calorie range e.g 1300-1500 per day, or have a weekly calorie range, which you adjust to lose, maintain or gain.